City of Preston urges young people ‘don’t kill granny’ as cases rise in the Philippines, Australia and Italy * Trump poised to intervene in relief plans after talks break down * ‘We’re still so tired’: European doctors brace for second wave * ‘Very dead’: army and police patrol the deserted streets of coronavirus-stricken Melbourne 1.43pm BST With coronavirus cases rising steeply for a third straight day in GREECE, officials are poised to open what some are describing as a war chest of measures in a bid to contain infection rates, writes HELENA SMITH, the Guardian’s Athens correspondent. New precautionary steps are likely to be announced on Monday when the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, holds talks via teleconference with expert scientists and health officials. 1.23pm BST As BRAZILIAN cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak, Dr José Davi Urbaez, a senior member of the Infectious Diseases Society in the largest South American country, said: _We should be living in despair, because this is a tragedy like a world war. But Brazil is under collective __anaesthesia._ _The government’s message today is: ‘Catch your coronavirus and if it’s serious, there is intensive care.’ That sums up our policy today._ Continue reading...
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